Chapter 60: The Beastkin Priestess
Chapter 60: The Beastkin Priestess
In stark contrast to Guwon’s light footsteps, the atmosphere around Sara and Diana, who followed behind him, was incredibly heavy.
Guwon, walking ahead, only managed to realize this fact after they had left the dungeon and arrived back at the inn.
What’s with them? Have they been like this the whole way back? Why are they being so scary?
“Alright, well, how about we call it a day…! Shall we go grab a meal, ladies?”
This wasn't because I was scared or anything.
It was me who had said we should always eat together after a trip to the dungeon.
I was merely a man who thoroughly kept his word.
Sara and Diana silently headed for the dining hall.
Guwon and Leia sat on one side of the table, while Sara and Diana sat opposite them.
As if on cue, they both crossed their arms at the same time and began to exude a serious, weighty pressure.
What is this atmosphere? Did you two plan this? You’re perfectly in sync, you know?
“How old are you?” Diana asked, looking at Leia with a sullen expression.
What are you, her father grilling the new boyfriend?
“Y-Yes? I-I’m twenty-five….”
So she’s a year older.
The perfect age gap.
I think we’ll be very compatible.
“What’s so perfect about it? Do you like older women that much?”
As Guwon’s face broke into a pleased smile upon hearing Leia’s answer, Sara shot him a glare, her expression as cold as when they had first met.
“Well, of cou—No. What does age have to do with anything?”
Sara’s icy demeanor made Guwon’s speech turn polite on its own.
“It’s not as if it has nothing to do with it. Older women are good,” Diana added from the side.
Are you two in sync or not? Make up your minds.
The meal continued in an atmosphere that felt just like a job interview.
Huh? An interview? An interview…
Could it be that they also see Leia as a potential party member?
What the hell. So they felt the same way I did all along.
I guess I can just think of this whole intimidating act as a kind of pressure interview, right?
Having reached that conclusion, Guwon felt his heart grow much lighter.
Sheesh. I was worried for nothing. This has nothing to do with me.
“What are you so happy about?”
“No. Nothing.”
Apparently, I was wrong.
The long, tense dinner finally came to an end, and the moment arrived.
“Well then, if you’ll excuse me….”
“Hmph. In that case, Miss Leia, you may go on ahead, wash up, and wait.”
Just as Guwon was about to say his goodbyes to Sara and Diana in front of the room, Diana beat him to the punch.
“Ah, yes. I’ll go wash up, then.”
At Diana’s glance, Guwon quickly handed the inn key to Leia.
But is there really a need for only Leia to go in first?
While Guwon was lost in that question, Sara and Diana each grabbed one of his arms and pushed him against the wall.
Once he was completely cornered, the two of them stood side-by-side before him, creating a strange atmosphere.
Hmm. Being cornered like this by two beautiful women doesn’t feel half bad.
It doesn’t feel bad, but…
From a distance, doesn’t this look like I’m getting shaken down by a couple of female delinquents?
Regardless of Guwon’s complicated feelings, Sara and Diana barraged him with a rapid-fire lecture.
“As you know, this is purely to help Miss Leia. You absolutely must not have any other intentions. There must be a clear line in your actions.”
“Hmph. Moderation is key in all things. This is an act of assistance, so there is no need to take any risks. If you sense even the slightest thing is amiss, you are to stop the act at once. Even if it is just a tiny bit. Do you understand what I am saying?”
“Uh, uh. Yeah.”
Neither of them seemed satisfied with the answer he’d managed to squeeze out under their intense pressure, but they both sighed as if they had no other choice.
“Then follow me.”
“W-Wait a minute. Why your room, Diana?”
As Diana tried to drag Guwon to her room, the fantastic teamwork between her and Sara finally shattered.
To be honest, Guwon had no idea why Diana was suddenly trying to take him to her room either.
“Why, you ask? Our opponent is a priestess.”
“What does that have to do with anything right now?”
From Sara’s words, Diana seemed to realize they were not on the same page.
“Hm? You don’t mean to say… Sara. Have you been using contraception?”
At Diana’s question, both Sara and Guwon froze simultaneously.
C-Contraception?!
I hadn’t given that any thought at all.
I just had this vague notion that in a world where you level up through sex, adventurers wouldn’t just be getting each other pregnant without any precautions.
“W-Whaat?! Contraception?! I-I just thought when I washed up afterward….”
But it seemed Sara had no real plan whatsoever.
Come to think of it, she doesn’t know the first thing about adventurer common sense.
It’s a miracle she hasn’t gotten pregnant yet.
No, wait. How can I be so sure?
What if she’s already pregnant with my child?
Sara must have had the same thought, as both her and Guwon’s gazes simultaneously drifted down to her slender stomach.
“I-I’ll take responsibility if you are.”
Guwon wasn’t sure if it would be much of a comfort, but it was all he could say.
He didn’t want to be irresponsible, and besides, a part of him would be overjoyed if it was Sara.
“Guwon….”
Sara’s head was bowed, so he couldn’t see her expression, but her voice sounded strangely moist.
When Guwon held out his hand, Sara’s slender fingers intertwined tightly with his.
Just as Guwon and Sara were about to create a tender atmosphere, Diana shattered the mood with a dry cough.
“Ahem. Hmph. Stop with the melodrama. She’s probably not pregnant.”
“R-Really?”
“We won’t know for certain until her next period, but for now, I do not sense the mana of another life in Miss Sara’s belly.”
Diana’s words made Sara and Guwon feel needlessly awkward.
Their clasped hands naturally fell apart.
“Still, I can forgive this outsider, but for you as well… You two are in need of a lesson in common sense. Both of you, come to my room.”
It seemed even Diana was dumbfounded by the situation.
Shaking her head, she entered her room.
Guwon and Sara followed awkwardly, unable to even look at each other, and Teacher Diana’s lecture on common sense began.
“Listen well. If you are to be an adventurer, contraception magic is a basic necessity. You have both seen the magic shops on the street, have you not? Contraception magic typically lasts for one month. As adventurers, you must never forget to have it applied monthly.”
I see. So that’s where you get contraception magic.
It was a place I’d never even thought of visiting, since my job had no connection to magic.
“Then what did you mean earlier about our opponent being a priestess?”
“Due to their doctrine, priestesses do not use contraception. It is common sense for their partner to be the one to use it when they are together.”
Doctrine? Come to think of it, the goddess here isn’t just sex-crazed; she actively encourages sex, saying it’s the birth of new possibilities.
It makes sense that contraception would go against her doctrine.
But seeing as adventurers, who are likely her followers, use it without issue, I wonder if it’s similar to how priests and nuns in the Catholic church of my old world don’t marry, but their followers do?
“Now, take them off.”
“H-Huh? Take what off?”
“Why are you so surprised? I am going to cast the contraception spell on you, so I am telling you to take off your pants. You should consider it an honor. This is the first time I have ever used such magic on another.”
Well, yeah, I doubt there’s ever been anyone with the balls to ask the great Archmage to cast a simple contraception spell on them.
But still, it’s magic, yet I have to get undressed?
And I have to be the only one to strip in front of two girls? I’m not into that kind of thing.
But I had no choice.
As Guwon lowered his pants, Diana began to chant something.
Blue mana gathered in her hands, and with those hands, she suddenly grabbed Guwon’s balls.
“…Why is it getting bigger?”
“I-It’s an involuntary reaction. What do you expect when a girl like you is touching me?”
She was gently, carefully rolling my balls, which were in some ways even more sensitive than my dick, and the pleasure was something else entirely.
And this was the same Diana who didn’t even know what a handjob was.
“H-Hmph. Is that so.”
For some reason, Diana averted her eyes from Guwon and looked toward Sara as she spoke.
Then, the magic gathered in her hand seemed to seep into Guwon’s member.
It didn’t really feel like anything had changed.
“Is that it?”
“Mm. The effect will last for one month. Be sure to remember the date. Now then, Miss Sara, you take yours off as well.”
“W-What?! Me too?”
“Is that not obvious? The woman is the one who suffers if she becomes pregnant, so you must prepare yourself thoroughly. Hurry and take them off.”
Looking extremely embarrassed, Sara’s face turned beet red. She hesitated, then looked at Guwon as if asking for help.
But when she cast the spell on me, she touched my balls. So if she casts it on Sara, how far will her hand go?
Don’t tell me she’s going to put it inside…!
A pleasant fantasy flashed through Guwon’s mind.
I’m not usually interested in lesbian stuff, but with these two, it might actually make for a pretty good picture.
When even Guwon, from whom she had sought help, began staring at her with eyes full of expectation, Sara’s face grew even redder.
“I-I’ll be fine since Guwon has the spell. I’m only going to be with Guwon, after all.”
But Sara’s words were an unexpectedly joyous gift.
This meant the lesbian fantasy was off the table, but I was much happier to have heard her say that.
“Sara!”
“H-Hmph. That’s right! Well, it’s the same for me, I suppose!”
Just as Guwon, overcome with emotion, was about to rush toward Sara, Diana chimed in, not to be outdone.
“R-Really?!”
“W-Well? I mean… I do not have the time for such things anyway.”
Diana, as if she’d realized what she’d just said, blushed—a truly rare sight—and looked away as she spoke.
She really has a strong competitive streak.
I guess that’s how she became an Archmage, though.
“Me, me too!”
“You’re doing it with Miss Leia.”
“Are you not doing it with Miss Leia?”
As Guwon tried to shout out in his excitement, Sara and Diana immediately shot him down.
R-Right.
Still, being unable to say he wouldn’t do it with Leia was a man’s sad instinct.
And since Sara and Diana had heard Leia’s circumstances, they couldn’t very well tell him not to do it, either.
“Do you understand? You must remember what we told you earlier.”
“You have to. Remember it properly, even while you’re doing it.”
Diana and Sara continued to make Guwon promise over and over until he left the room.
For them to go this far for me… I really feel like I’ve met the best party members.
Besides, even though it seemed to have slipped out unintentionally, I still got to hear Sara and Diana say they would only be with me.
Feeling like he could fly, Guwon headed for his room.
“O-Oh, you’re here.”
Leia had already finished washing up and was under the covers in bed.
Judging by the shoulders exposed above the blanket, she was already naked underneath.
“Sorry I’m late. I had something to prepare. I’ll go wash up quickly.”
“O-Okay.”
Leia’s frail atmosphere made me want to pounce on her right away, but I desperately held back and went into the bathroom.
I did just come back from the dungeon, so I can’t just not wash up at all.
But in his haste, Guwon finished his shower as fast as humanly possible and shot out of the bathroom.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“No….”
Leia’s voice was trembling, likely from nervousness.
“Don’t be nervous. Just leave everything to me.”
“Okay….”
At Guwon’s words, Leia managed a faint, tense smile.
Ugh. She’s so beautiful.
And under this blanket is… hehehehe.
Guwon gently took Leia’s hand, which was clutching the blanket, and pried it loose. Then, he slowly pulled the covers away.